When it comes to wet bank holiday weather, there’s one event in Wales that wasn’t bogged down by the persistent downpours.

The 30th annual world bog snorkelling championship held in Powys on Sunday saw more than one hundred people from across the globe take part in the event at the Waen Rhydd bog on the outskirts of Llanwrtyd Wells.

While much of the country faced a “messy” weekend of weather, with rain and thunderstorms, swimmers - some in fancy dress- took to the murky bog in the annual event, which is growing in popularity, even winning its creator an outstanding achievement award for tourism.

The event saw contestants swim lengths through a peat bog trench, wearing a snorkel and flippers and relying on flipper power alone.

Gordon Green, 80, founded the competition 30 years ago when he ran The Neuadd Arms pub in the town as a way of encouraging tourism.

He said: “It has been a very good turn out with people from across the world taking part.

“We started organising the event to bring tourists into the town. Now people tell me that what we are doing has put Wales on the map.”

Mr Green had some advice for anyone thinking of taking part in the future.

“You have to be a good swimmer, have the right sort of flippers and you have to be strong, as it’s all about leg power,” he said.

Hundreds of competitors from around the world have travelled to the Waen Rhydd bog on the outskirts of Llanwrtyd Wells for the event.

(Image: Matthew Horwood)

Competitors are hoping to beat current champion Kirsty Johnson's world record of one minute 22.56 seconds, set last year.

(Image: Matthew Horwood)

The sport challenges contestants to swim lengths through a peat bog trench, wearing a snorkel and flippers and relying on flipper power alone.